Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India

07/22/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2021 22:53

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

More than 43.79 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

More than 3.20 Crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered

Posted On: 22 JUL 2021 10:14AM by PIB Delhi

The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.

VACCINE DOSES

(As on 22nd July 2021)

SUPPLIED

43,79,78,900

IN PIPELINE

7,00,000

CONSUMPTION

40,59,77,410

BALANCE AVAILABLE

3,20,01,490

More than 43.79 crore (43,79,78,900) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 7,00,000 doses are in the pipeline.

Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 40,59,77,410 doses (as per data available at 8 AM today).

More than 3.20 Cr (3,20,01,490) balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.

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HFW/COVID Vaccine doses to States/22nd July/2



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